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No. 865,938. PATENTED SEPT. 10, 1907.

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APPLIOATION FILED JAN.26.1907.

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UNITED STATES CARMEN RAGO, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

GRAIN-CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1907.

Application filed January 26, 1907. Serial No. 354,321.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARMEN RAGO, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Grain-Oars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to grain cars and more particularly to discharge valves for the same, the object being With these and various other objects in view, the invent ion consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of a car showing my improved valve and discharge chute in place. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view of a portion of a car showing the valve and chute in elevation. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of a car taken just above the bottom of the car showing the arrangements of the valves. Fig. 4 is a detail vertical sectional view of the valve and a portion of the car and chute. Fig. 5 is a section taken 011 lines 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the valve casing removed, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the cap valve removed.

In the drawings A indicates an ordinary grain car, the floor of which is provided with openings B, between the joist in which are arn nged my improved valves 0, which consist of an apertured plate adapted to rest on the floor having a tube 0 extending therefrom, downwardly through the opening 13. A tube C of a smaller diameter, is arranged in the tube 0 and spaced there from by pins 0 between which the depending curved arms D of a cap D, are adapted to work, and which are provided with outwardly projecting lugs D at their ends, adapted to engage the pins O and prevent the same from being pulled all the way out. The cap is adapted to fit over the opening in the plate and securely close the same, and is provided with a bail D for the purpose hereinafter described.

Arranged over each of the valves in the car, is a lever E, in a bracket E, one end of which carries a rod E which is connected to the bail D so that the cap can be raised and lowered as desired, so as to open and close the valve, and the other ends work in a bracket E", which is provided with a locking chain E so that the levers can be locked so as to prevent anyone from opening the valves.

A chute F is arranged under each valve between the joist adapted to convey the grain away from the truck of the car.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have provided a grain car with very novel discharging means so that the grain can be discharged quickly without any waste or dust.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination. with a grain car provided with openings in its bottom, of apertured plates arranged over said openings provided with tubes fitting in said openings, :1 tube arranged in said tubes and spaced therefrom, cap valves provided with depending arms working between said tubes, and operating means connected to said valves, for the purpose described.

2. The combination with a car provided with openings 'in its bottom, of apertured plates arranged over said open ings provided with tubes fitting in said openings, tubes of a smaller diameter arranged in said tubes, and spaced therefrom by pins, caps provided with depending arms slidably mounted between said tubes, and lugs formed on said arms adapted to engage said pins, for the purpose described.

3. The combination with a car having openings formed in its bottom, valve casings arranged in said openings, cap

valves slidably mounted in said casings, operating means connected to said valves, and means for limiting the up ward movement of the valves for the purpose described.

CARMEN RAGO.

Witnesses:

ISAM M. Lron'r, GEORGE F. HALL. 

